The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant

Overview

The film is set during the days of the scarcity of food after World War II, during which five men ate an elephant that died in a zoo. The elephant's corpse however, was infested with deadly bacteria and the men have only 30 hours left to live...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 1, 1947

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku

Cast

Chieko Murata,Tōru Abe,Chishū Ryū,Yasumi Hara,Shinichi Himori,Takashi Kanda,Dekao Yokoo

Director

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Writer

Tadao Ikeda,Ryōsuke Saitō,Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1167876